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Geraldine Farrar

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Vocalist

The Resume

    (February 28, 1882-March 11, 1967)
    Born in Melrose, Massachusetts
    Opera singer
    Soprano
    Member of the Metropolitan Opera (1907-22)
    Popular parts included the title roles in Puccini's 'Madama Butterfly' and 'Tosca' and Bizet's 'Carmen'
    Appeared in the films 'Carmen' (1915), 'Maria Rosa' (1916), 'Joan the Woman' (1916), 'The Woman God Forgot' (1917), 'The Turn of the Wheel' (1918), 'The Stronger Vow' (1919), 'The World and Its Women' (1919), 'Flame of the Desert' (1919) and 'The Riddle: Woman' (1920)

Why she might be annoying:

    She described herself as full of 'temper and temperament.'
    Her female fans were known as Gerry-flappers.
    She was a singer who starred in silent films. (Huh?)
    She had a seven-year affair with Arturo Tocanini, who abruptly resigned as the chief conductor of the Met when she demanded that he leave his wife and children and marry her.
    Asked to comment on the suicide of ex-husband Lou Tellegen, she replied 'Why should that interest me?'

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her 671 performances in 29 operas remained a Met record more than eight decades after she retired.
    Soprano Mary Mellish said about performing with her in the opera 'Zaza,' 'When Farrar unleashed her emotions and cried real tears, I cried with her. I felt her intensity like a burning flame.... This was acting such as I had never seen.'
    She organized fundraisers for the Red Cross during World War II.
    She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame -- for recordings and movies.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 47 Votes: 65.96% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 119 Votes: 50.42% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 62 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 52 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 679 Votes: 80.56% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 122 Votes: 44.26% Annoying